Several dozen of our youth and their mentors gathered for D-Now, our annual in-town retreat last weekend. They spent the weekend in worship, discipleship, fellowship and service . The theme for the weekend was the first chapter of 1 Peter, where Peter describes how...
I’ve been reflecting on James 1:19, which in part reads: “Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.” I believe this verse tells us how we can improve communication. Half of effective communication lies with the listener. We need to...
Elder Mike Robison Mike Robison and his wife, Margie, were attracted to First Presbyterian some five years ago by the church's commitment to global missions and by the numbers of serious followers of Jesus. Mike spent nearly thirty years with Woodrow Wilson...
Reflection by Associate Pastor Billy Our country (and world) has entered once more into a conflict called racial injustice that has always existed, but from time to time raises its voice to a level that causes notice. I am not afraid of conflict. Let me share why. I...
Book Review by Brad Jenkins As I tried to make sense of what was happening, I stumbled across the Twitter feed of Jemar Tisby, a Christian historian, author and speaker who studied theology at Reformed Theological Seminary. An image of his most recent book, “The Color...
Reflection by Donna Shiflet The Sprinkles have been hosting our Sunday school class in their backyard with social distancing, but this past Sunday the ground had become very saturated with the week’s rain. My power wheelchair stalled a little, and a little more power...
We ate the bread first, a small pinch of dinner roll Fred’s wife had found in the kitchen after we had discovered we forgot to bring the small wafers with us. Gary Edlind, the church’s director of visitation, had brought me along for a visit with the Morrises at their...
The new program, called EPIC (short for Educational Partnership Initiative in our Community), is aimed at helping newcomers learn English in a fun after-school program at Thomas Harrison Middle School. EPIC will meet Mondays from 3 to 5 p.m. starting March 13. It will...